The committee wishes club members one and all holiday greetings.
Remember the next meeting is still the third Saturday of the month the 17th of December starting at 9:00 am. We plan on having a social time from 9:00 to 9:30 then a short business meeting from 9:30 to 10:00 am. Our entertainment will start at 10:00 when we will have the Dirty Santa gift exchange. Everyone is encouraged to bring a turning that you have turned yourself for the gift exchange. Wives our encouraged to participate this year by bring a gift that has at least a value of $20.00 or more and related to woodworking. Wives can bring a gift made by there selves or maybe they can talk their husbands into making a gift for them to bring for the exchange. Remember the committee does not want any gag gifts or white elephants. The rule for this year to help speed up the game is once you get the same gift two times it is yours to keep unless you want to exchange it with someone after the game is over.
We will be striving to finish the game portion by 11:00, because that is the time the food will arrive. The club will pay for the BBQ as we did last year and the members will bring the covered dishes that they signed up to bring.
The committee had some concern about our membership. It seems like it is dwindling or floundering. They would like to see more participation in the show and tell portion of the meeting. If your turning you should share with the club the thing that you have been making. If you are shy and would like some help getting started on a project ask for help. The club wants to restart a program we once had in place, called The Mentoring Program. Several club members have offered to each member wanting help the opportunity to come to a one on one training session for something you would like to learn. Call or talk to the following people who have offered in the past to help, Bill Bryan, Jack Diamond, James McClure and Al McCoy. If you would like to help in this matter please contact our president for more details.
See you at the party.
Happenings from the last meeting in a photographic form.
You can see some empty seats that once were occupied by active members. Bring a friend next meeting
I see four new members. Great!!!
Looks like a lumber truck came by with a load. Keep bringing in the auction wood. It is helping our treasury.
Show and Tell is the place to show off your turnings, so please bring in yours for all to see.
James a kingwood gavel. Beautiful wood.
Nice going Erica. Fluted Box
Floyd shows off a segmented Kingwood Bowl.
George brings in an ornament. The club project for the month.
Jack's Contribution to the challenge. Nice ornament as always.
Leland has an outstanding group of turnings as usual. The bowl has a great color thanks to mother nature, and Leland for digging it out of that log.
Russ turns his first bowl and two more ornaments. Looks like his wife is getting some Christmas gifts after all. Good show. Keep turning and bringing things to show and tell.
Look who is back after a few trips to the hospital to get his leg repaired. Great to have you back. Thank you for showing us your lighthouse lit up with the flashing LEDs. Mike Peters our Treasure.
Danny Making a rattle for baby Huey. Good demo.
James turns a Natural edge bowl on our new Jet Lathe.